Nova Scotia

Chester

Diving in British Columbia is some of the finest in the world. From the shores of Vancouver, North to the Sunshine coast, and then to the inlets of Vancouver Island, there are phenomenal opportunities to view sea life and explore the underwater terrain. Local operators offer their guidance, expertise and advice; rely on their knowledge and understanding of their region. Explore the variety of dive locations and dive safely!

Canada

The rocky granite shoreline extends out in a gradual slop cloaked in rich seaweeds until breaking up into small boulders with sand patches between them. The slope is gentle, but you canget quickly to 5m deep, then the bottom is flatter and slowly slopes downward. A long swim may get you 15m to 20m, but 10m is more common in the first 50-70m offshore. The boulders range from 30cm to a few meters in size and are completely covered in rockweeds in the shallows and several species of red and green seaweeds out deeper. The site is open to the east, but well protected from all westerly directions making it often calm, with good visibility. In the summer, Cunner, Lobsters, flatfish and crabs are very common.

This is a good site for new divers to become accustomed to rocky shore diving and enjoy.

The Fox Point Anglican Church Divesite is a nice rocky granite shore dive about an hour from Halifax, NS out the southshore on HWY #103 to Exit #6, swing onto the Hwy #3 and back track into the community of Hubbards. In Hubbards, take the first road to the right, Hwy #329, out towards Fox Point and Mill Cove. Follow the shore road along until you pass the Fox Point Wharf and breakwater. The old St. James Anglican Church is only a few hundred meters further on, with the shore divesite almost in front of it. Parking is available at the top of the wharf or sometimes near the church. The steep bank has a nice grassy edge and moderate cobble and boulder slope just 30m south, further along, from the church itself. Scramble on down the slope to the granite bedrock taking care. There is a small inlet 3m wide and 8m long to the left with nice shelving rock to sit on, put fins on and slip off into 1.5-3m deep water.